| In a dark state | 15 |
| With the switch on "off" | 34 |
| Still to be burned | 18 |
| Rayless | 7 |
| Not yet set aflame | 18 |
| Not yet glowing, as a candle | 28 |
| Not yet aflame | 14 |
| Not turned on | 13 |
| Not kindled | 11 |
| Not fired | 9 |
| Not burning | 11 |
| Like Wrigley Field until 1988 | 29 |
| Like the inside of a coffin | 27 |
| Like some scary alleys | 22 |
| Like some hallways | 18 |
| Like rooms not in use, often | 28 |
| Like cigarettes in elevators, usually | 37 |
| Like certain matches | 20 |
| Like catacombs, usually | 23 |
| Like a region during an outage | 30 |
| Like a pitch-black room | 23 |
| Like a new cigarette | 20 |
| Like a new candle | 17 |
| Like a darkened room | 20 |
| Like a broken burner | 20 |
| In darkness | 11 |
| Darker than dim | 15 |
| Dark probably | 14 |
| Awaiting ignition | 17 |
| Like much pulp | 14 |
| Like hack writing | 17 |
| Confess to ease stress | 22 |
| Confess in a big way | 20 |
| Take it all off? | 16 |
| Sell off quickly | 16 |
| Sell in a hurry | 15 |
| Pour out one's woes | 23 |
| What roadie will do, pre-show | 29 |
| Finish a trucking trip | 22 |
| Took off the truck | 18 |
| With ammo removed | 17 |
| Emptied the hold | 16 |
| Dumped (on) | 11 |
| Did some dock work | 18 |
| Brought in the groceries | 24 |
| Blasted, with "on" | 28 |
| Dock hand | 9 |
| Selling off quickly | 19 |
| Takes off cargo | 15 |
| Spills one's guts | 21 |
| Severely criticizes, with "on" | 40 |
| Sells at a loss, perhaps | 24 |
| Dumps (on) | 10 |
| Languishing on library shelves | 30 |
| Use a key on | 12 |
| Open with a key | 15 |
| Open an achievement, e.g. | 25 |
| Utilize the right combination | 29 |
| Use one's key | 17 |
| Open with a combination | 23 |
| Key a knob to the left, perhaps | 31 |
| Ripe for thievery | 17 |
| Flipped one's deadbolt | 26 |
| Allowed entrance, in a way | 26 |
| Uses a key | 10 |
| Opens with a combination | 24 |
| Finds the right combination | 27 |
| '03 Ozzfest "Failure" band | 40 |
| Surprising | 10 |
| Release, redundantly | 20 |
| Turn free | 9 |
| Emulate Pandora | 15 |
| Released from restraints | 24 |
| Prepare for takeoff? | 20 |
| Prepare to take off, perhaps | 28 |
| Untie, as a restraint | 21 |
| Free from binding | 17 |
| Anita, set free? | 16 |
| Pandora, for one | 16 |
| Not faithful | 12 |
| Least happy, in Vegas | 21 |
| Least fortunate | 15 |
| Ill-starred | 11 |
| Word from a grumpy gambler | 26 |
| - 100 | 5 |
| Silver State sch. | 17 |
| Home of the Runnin' Rebels | 30 |
| Runnin' Rebels' sch. | 28 |
| The Runnin' Rebels of the NCAA | 34 |
| The Runnin' Rebels of NCAA basketball | 41 |
| The Runnin' Rebels | 22 |
| Sch. with the mustachioed mascot Hey Reb! | 41 |
| Sch. near the Strip | 19 |
| College in a gambling mecca | 27 |
| Western U.S. school with a highly regarded hotel administration program | 71 |
| Vegas school | 12 |
| The Runnin’ Rebels of the NCAA | 37 |
| The Runnin' Rebels, for short | 33 |
| The Runnin' Rebels of the N.C.A.A. | 38 |
| The Runnin' Rebels of coll. sports | 38 |